title: An improved version of a direct-drive, nonrotating manual microdrive.
abstract: This paper details the construction of an improved version of a direct-drive, nonrotating microdrive described previously. The improved version had virtually no electrical noise while being lowered, included a tension adjustment on the drive shaft and weighed only 4.5 g. The assembly allowed a workable electrode penetration distance of 16 mm. One complete rotation moved the electrode 400 microns.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Bland
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Colom
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Mani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D008839:Microelectrodes; D011712:Pyramidal Tracts / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats